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Each year, The Royal Mint marks important British
anniversaries, events or accomplishments on our coins and today I’m delighted to reveal the UK’s new coin
designs for 2020.

What’s more, you have the opportunity today to secure them in a variety of different
presentations or specifications – I’m sure there is something for everyone.

Simply read on to discover how you can be one of the first
UK collectors to add these coins to your collection…

FIVE new UK commemorative coins

The Royal Mint has just announced the five new commemorative coins for 2020, issued to mark a variety of occasions and landmark anniversaries that we’ll see over the coming year:

King George III £5 – marking the 200th anniversary of the end of King George III’s reign

VE Day £2 – commemorating the 75th anniversary of VE day, signalling the end of WWII

Agatha Christie £2 – celebrating “100 years of Mystery”, the centenary of her debut mystery novel

Mayflower £2 – marking the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s maiden voyage to The New World

Team GB 50p – a tribute to Team GB ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games due to be held in Tokyo

UK 2020 Annual Coin Set BU Pack

To give as many collectors as possible the chance to own
these highly sought-after coins, The Royal Mint has issued them in Brilliant
Uncirculated quality, which is coveted by collectors as it means
each coin is free from any marks you would find on circulated
coins.

In this BU Pack you’ll find the five brand new
commemorative coins alongside the eight
definitive coins from the 1p to the
£2, all newly dated for 2020.

Each one is protectively encapsulated in its attractive original Royal Mint packaging to preserve its quality for generations to come. What’s more, you can secure this BU Pack at the Royal Mint issue price of just £55 (+p&p). Click here to find out more >>

Whilst being struck from base metal, the coins in this
set have been struck to a stunning superior Proof finish. This set
also includes the five new commemorative coins alongside the eight definitive coins from the 1p to the £2, all newly dated for 2020.

Just 7,000 sets have been released worldwide in this limited edition presentation – that’s under half the edition limit of previous issues that have completely sold out. So, it’s expected this set will be extremely sought-after.

You can order the UK 2020 Annual Collector Proof Coin Set here with a down payment of just £31 (+p&p) followed by 4 further interest-free instalments – that’s the Royal Mint issue price. Click here to find out more >>

UK 2020 DateStamp™ Specimen Set

The most limited way to own the five new 2020 commemorative coins is by securing the UK 2020 DateStamp™ Specimen Set. In fact, JUST 995 collectors worldwide can own this unique set.

What truly sets the 2020 Specimen Year Set apart from all
other 2020 Annual Sets is the fact that it is forever set in time by the official
Royal Mail postmark that marks the coins’ first day of release – 1st January 2020.

Each coin is struck to the highly desirable Brilliant Uncirculated quality, and come
individually presented in tamper-proof capsules. What’s more, each set has a unique serial number, confirming its place
in the tiny edition limit, and you can even register your set online to
guarantee its provenance!

This annual set has a track record of completely selling out within a matter of days, so if you want to secure a set for yourself you’ll need to be quick. You can reserve yours with a deposit of just £22. Click here to find out more >>

Just 11 days after Andy Murray raised the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Trophy at the all England Club, Royal Mail has announced that it is issuing a set of 4 stamps to celebrate the first British Wimbledon Champion in 77 years.

Royal Mail’s new Andy Murray Stamps – issued on 8 August

Andy Murray Stamps: An Impossible Issue?

A few years ago, this would have seemed an impossible issue for Royal Mail. Firstly, living people (other than the Royal Family) were simply banned from British stamps. Secondly, the Royal Mail of old would not have been nimble enough to deal with the complexities of such an issue in a short period of time.

But much has changed. In 2003 Royal Mail rushed through a Rugby World Cup Winners Miniature Sheet and two years later an Ashes Victory Miniature Sheet (could we see another this year?). But these, they argued did not feature individual players but instead celebrated the whole team’s achievement.

All Change for the Olympics

But everything changed for the Olympics as Royal Mail issued 63 Olympic and Paralympic Gold Medal Winner Stamps, taking the nation by storm. The result was the the greatest interest in stamps for 20 odd years and a final death knell in the living person taboo.

Andy Murray – the most celebrated living person on stamps

Andy Murray has already featured on British Stamps

Of course, Andy Murray featured amongst those stamps – so with his 4 new stamps announced today, he holds a new title, alongside Wimbledon Champion. He is now the most celebrated non-Royal on British stamps.

So well done Andy and well done Royal Mail – we need you there to capture the mood of the nation.